Drew DeVault draws a provocative parallel between Test-Driven Development cults and GenAI adoption, arguing both exploit developers' psychological need to feel competent while potentially undermining actual code quality.
The mainstream discourse around agentic coding focuses on throughput: ship faster, write more code, do more with less (headcount). And that's indeed how AI tooling adoption is playing out in many orga
FFmpeg command converts VS Code screen recordings from dark mode to light mode via CLI.
Corporate DEI programs fall short of meaningful change; real progress comes from individuals courageously speaking out, not company policies.
TypeScript 5.8 adds `erasableSyntaxOnly` flag to prevent using features that generate JavaScript code, ensuring type-only syntax.
Git rebase lets you reorder commits when they're in the wrong sequence.
Tech companies justify ignoring user feedback by misusing Henry Ford's "faster horses" quote to force unwanted AI features on consumers.
CSS tricks can enhance HTML dialog elements with simple functionality additions.
Revived a failed startup by rebuilding the necessary tools to get the app running again.
America faces an unprecedented moment where the American Dream is at risk of being lost.
GitHub Copilot Edits lets you directly edit and create files with AI assistance.
2024 was challenging but significant, with most energy devoted to preparing for and welcoming the author's newborn son in November.
Year-end recap of 2024, reflecting on the past year's events and experiences.
Web development's building blocks are compared to parts of a sentence, creating a metaphor for how different elements work together.
Blogvent 2024 has concluded. The author shares a recap of all posts written during the month-long blogging event.
The author enjoys entering raffles because they love the chance to potentially win prizes.
The author uses Obsidian's Dataview plugin to index and query their notes.
Templater is a favorite Obsidian plugin that enables creating reusable note templates in your vault.
New observability startups are shifting from copying Datadog's three-pillar approach to adopting Honeycomb's model with wide events and OpenTelemetry.
Everyone's too busy and needs to slow down in 2024.
Developer created browser extensions in 2024 that improved their productivity and reduced frustration.